It's two decades since Elbow first took to the stage for a half-empty college gig. Today their intelligent, intensely personal music has won every award going and made them Manchester's favourite sons. As their fifth album is released, the five friends reflect on the lonely years before fame struck, the bizarre world of "tits 'n' teeth", and how they want to make music that outlives them

Tuesday evening could be Tinie Tempah's night. The 22-year-old rapper has been nominated for four Brits and is the hot favourite to steal this year's show. But that'll be just the start. The ambitious Londoner sees himself as "a soldier for my culture, the voice of my generation". Here, he talks about dreams, Dolly Parton and why he wants to live in Poole